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-vention consists in the novel combination and ANDREW BRUBAKER,

'ATENT OEEICE.

OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,346, dated December9, 1902.

Serial No. 104.830. (No model.)

To ali when@ t rita/y concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW BRUBAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Chair, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in infant-chairs, and hasfor its principal object to provide an improved form of chair which mayreadily be converted into a rocking or dining chair or may be employedas a nursery-chair.

A still further object of the invention is to so construct a chair ofthis class that it may be folded into small compass for storage orshipment.

With these and other objects in view the inarrangement of partshereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chair constructedin accordance with my invention, the parts being adjusted to form arocking-chair and a second position of the parts being illustrated indotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the chair with the partsfolded together. Fig. 3 is a view of a detail of construction,illustrating the connection between the rocker-strips and the legs ofthe chair.

Similar numerals ot' reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several gures ot' the drawings.

The back of the chair is formed of opposite standards 5, connectedtogether by rigid cross-bars 6 to form a support for the back of theoccupant. Between the standards 5 isA hinged the rear portion of theseat 7, the latter being provided with a suitable opening 8 when thedevice is used as a nursery-chair, the opening being formed in the lowerportion of the seat, as indicated in Fig. 1, the recess formed for thispurpose being normally covered by a hinged lid 9, having its uppersurface flush with the remaining portion of the seat. To the oppositesides ot the front portion of the seat are hinged the front legs l0,which are continued up beyond the top of the seat to form arms 10',having at their upper ends suitable openings 11 for the reception ofspring-braces 12, which also serve as side arms or guards for the chair.The braces 12, of which there is one on each side of the chair, areformed of short sections of spring-wire bent intermediate "of theirlength to form loops 13 and the opposite ends of the wire being bent atright angles to the length thereof for engagement with the openings 11in the arms 10' and in suitable pivot-openings arranged in the standards5,the connection with the standards being permanent, while the bracesmay be readily disconnected from the arms 10" when the chair is to befolded.

14 designates a pair of arms formed from a piece of wire or othersuitable material bent into V shape and having loops at its oppositeends for engagement in the loops 13 of the braces 12. The intermediateportion of the wire extends down to a point adjacent to the seat 7 andmaybe engaged with a suitable pin or screw l5, projecting from the sideof the seat, by exerting slight downward pressure on the brace 12, thelatter yielding to an extent sutticient to permit the arm to pass underthe pin or stud, and thus rigidly lock the brace 12 in position.

The inner lower corners of the standards A5 and the front legs l0 arerounded, as indicated in Fig. 3, and both standards and legs are slottedabout midway of their width, as indicated at 16, for the reception ofrings or eyes 17, which are held in place by suitable pins 18. The ringsor eyes 17 are each formed integral with studs 19, carried byrocker-bars 20, and this connection may be vin the form of an ordinaryscrew-eye carried by the rocker and having its head projecting into theslot 16.

When the parts are adjusted in the position illustrated in full lines inFig. 1, the rocker-bars are resting on the loor and the lower ends ofstandards 5 and front legs 10 are raised a slight distance above thefloor, so that they will not interfere with the use of the chair as arocker. To adjust the device for use as a dining-chair, it is merelynecessary to turn the rockers, with the pins or studs 18 as centers, thesides of therockerbars coming into contact with the shoulders 21, formedat the outer lower corner of the standards and legs and preventingfurther movement. The chair now rests on dat surfaces of the rocker-barsand may be placed IOO ' owing to the engagement of the comparativelywide shoulders 21 with the flat surface of the rocker-bars. When used asa nurserychair, it is merely necessary to raise the lid 9.

When the chair is to be folded for storage or for shipment, therocker-bars must 'first be adjusted to the position shown in full linesin Fig. l. The central portions of the braces 12 are thenforceddownwardlyuntilthe arms 14 can be disengaged from the pins orstuds l5, after which the front ends of said braces are raised from theopenings 11 and are folded inwardly against the back of the chair. Theseat may then be folded down, owing toits pivotal connection with thestandards 5 and legs 10, this folding movement being permitted by theturning of the studs 19 in the rocker-bars 20. When folded,the chairoccupies but small space, and it may be readily stored away when not inuse or when shipped in quantities.

While the construction herein described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings is the preferred form of the device, it is obviousthat various changes in the form, proportions, size, and minor detailsof the structure may be made without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combinationwith a chair, of rockerbars each having a curved and a dat face `andadjustable to present either face to the chairsupporting surface, meansfor pivotally connecting the bars to the lower ends of the chair-legs,the connection being such that when in rocking position the bars will bepressed against the side of the legs by the weight of the chair.

2. The combination with a chair having slotted legs or standards roundedat their lower corners, of rocker-bars each having a curved and a flatsurface, and pivot-eyes connected to the rocker-bars and extending intosaid slot, the pivotal connection between the rocker-bars and legs beingsuch that when in rocking position the bars will be pressed against thesides of the legs by the weight of the chair.

3. The combination with a chair having slotted legs or standards roundedat their lower corners, of rocker-bars each having a curved and a flatsurface, studs secured to the rocker-bars and having pivot-eyesextending into said slots, and fulcrum-pins extending through said eyes.

4:. The combination in a chair, of standards and cross-bars forming theback-section,front leg members, a seat pivotally connected to both thestandards and the front-leg members, and side braces detachablyconnecting the seat to the standards and the upper portions of thefront-leg members.

5. The combination in a chair, of the backsection, laterally foldablebraces carried thereby and forming side arms for guards, a chair-seatmember pivoted between the standards, and front legs pivoted to theopposite sides of the seat and having upwardlyextending arms providedwith openings for the reception of the front ends of the braces.

6. The combination in a chair, of the backsection having standards, aseat pivotally connected thereto, the front legs pivoted to the oppositesides of the front portion of the seat and having upwardly-extendingarms, spring-braces connecting the arms and standards and auxiliaryconnecting-arms extending between said braces and the sides of the seat.

7. The combination ina chair, of the backsection, a seat pivotedthereto, the front legs pivoted to the opposite sides of the frontportion of the seat and having upwardly-extending arms, braces eachformed of spring-wire extending between the arms and standards andprovided with loops intermediate of their length, a V-shaped arm havingloops in its opposite ends for engagement in the loops of the brace, anda pin or stud carried by the seat for engagement with said arm.

8. The combination in a chair, of the backsection, having pivot-studs, aseat carried thereby, front legs pivotally connected to the oppositesides of the seat and having upwardly-extending arms provided with topopenings, spring-wire braces carried by the back-section and havingdepending end portions adapted to said openings, there being loops atthe intermediate portions of each brace, studs carried by the oppositesides of the seat, and a V-shaped arm adapted to engage each stud andprovided at its opposite ends with loops for engagement in the loops ofsaid braces.

9. A folding chair having a plurality of pivotally-connected members,and a bracing and connecting device comprising a springwire braceconnecting two of the chair members, and auxiliary arms connecting themain portion of the brace with a third member of the chair. Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ANDREW BRUBAKER.

Witnesses:

JJ. R. WALLACE,

E. U. HARMsT.

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